DII holdings in Nifty 50 surge to a record high of 23.6%. Axis Bank among top 5 choices
Domestic Institutional Investors
(DIIs) have increased their holdings in the Nifty-50 universe to an all-time high of 23.6% as of March 2025, up by 240 basis points (bps) year-on-year (YoY) and 40 bps quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), according to a report by domestic brokerage firm Motilal Oswal.
Motilal Oswal further noted that
DII holdings
in the Nifty-500 have also climbed to a record 19.2%. In contrast,
FII holdings
have declined for the fourth consecutive quarter to 24.7% as of March 2025, down by 50 bps YoY and 20 bps QoQ.
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This surge in DII holdings comes as Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have reduced their stakes in more than 80% of the stocks in the Nifty-500 universe.
The brokerage report further revealed that DIIs raised their stakes in 42 Nifty-50 companies on a YoY basis, while FIIs reduced their holdings in 41 companies. On a quarterly basis, DIIs increased their stakes in 41 stocks, while FIIs cut stakes in 38 stocks.
Among the top gainers in DII holdings were
Axis Bank
, IndusInd Bank, Dr. Reddy's Labs, HDFC Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Eicher Motors, each posting a YoY increase of more than 4% in DII exposure. On the other hand, Hindalco and Bharat Electronics witnessed a YoY decline of more than 1% in DII holdings.
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Meanwhile, FIIs reduced their stakes by over 4% in key names such as Maruti Suzuki, Larsen & Toubro, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Life Insurance, Dr. Reddy's Labs, and Trent.
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According to the report, the FII-DII ownership ratio in the Nifty-500 contracted to an all-time low of 1x in March 2025, down 10 bps YoY and flat QoQ. The ratio has expanded only in select sectors, including NBFC Non-Lending, Media, Infra, EMS, and Telecom, while contracting in Technology, PSU Banks, Consumer, and Oil & Gas.
Sectorally, FIIs were observed to be significantly overweight in the BFSI sector, which accounted for 34.4% of their Nifty-500 allocation, up by 280 bps YoY and 300 bps QoQ. This was followed by Technology (10%), Automobiles (6.9%), and Healthcare (6.5%).
In contrast, DIIs were overweight on Consumer, Oil &Gas, and Metals while underweight on Private Banks, NBFCs, and Real Estate, according to the brokerage report. The top 5 sectoral holdings of DIIs in the Nifty-500 accounted for 62% of the total allocation — BFSI (27.3%), Consumer (9.8%), Technology (9.3%), O&G (8.5%), and Automobiles (7%).
Motilal Oswal also highlighted that among the top 5 stocks by holding value, HDFC Bank, ITC, ICICI Bank, Reliance, and Infosys were the dominant stocks in the DII portfolio.
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